THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SAVING AND INVESTMENT FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS BY EDUCATIONAL GAMES

Abstract

This study looked at how educational games can help eighth-grade students build critical thinking abilities related to investing and saving. Goals: To contrast the eighth-grade students' analytical thinking abilities about investments and saves at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University's Demonstration School uses instructional games before and after classes. Ten eighth-grade students enrolled in the first semester of the 2023 academic year at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University's Demonstration School served as the sample for this study. Results from the post-test following the game card activity indicate that students' critical thinking abilities were improved; the results for comparing students' critical thinking abilities prior to learning were not passed at the 8.76 level of mean and 4.08 level of standard deviation. Students' critical thinking abilities were found to be better overall.